Meanings
plural folksongs
- alternativeAlternative spelling of folk song.
The fireman jumped, but Casey Jones stayed to blow the whistle to give the goods train crew time to escape. His sacrifice is commemorated in an American folksong.
1950 June, “Casey Jones Stamp”, in Railway Magazine, page 4201 more example
For the former a folksong or a folkdance was a mere source for a composition, artistic arrangement, or stylization; for the latter it was important to respect the style of the traditional singer […]
2012, Ian Peddie, Popular Music and Human Rights: British and American Music, page 80
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
folksong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folksong
“folksong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folksong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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